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Is he teaching them the science of funky beats?

Our Friend Bill Nye posted this photo to Instagram earlier today to show off his mad DJ skills. He'll be appearing in an upcoming music video for the band The Mowgli's. We've never heard of The Mowgli's but we kind of love them already because of this. We'll have the video for you once it's available.

It's the time of year when a lot of people are looking to book DJs for various holiday events and parties. Might we recommend just letting a cat do the honors? It seems to work pretty well in this video. Sure, the cat would almost definitely scratch whatever album you give it until it's an unplayable mess, but if this doesn't count as a valid excuse to sacrifice your vinyl then we don't know what does. So, go ahead and get Whiskers all jazzed up on catnip and set her loose on the ones and twos. It can't be any worse than listening to an entire Bob Marley album without a cat playing with the turntable.
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Meet Denise. She is not a real person, but instead, a personal assistant conjured up by Guile 3D Studio. She used to be a AI secretary, starting Aug 24th, she'll be promoted to AI DJ at KROV in San Antonio. Denise cost a meager $200 when she was "hired" as a personal assistant to answer phone calls, Google things for people, check emails and make appointments. You know, the same kind of things you have your intern do after you've bought him for $200. It was radio personality Dominique Garcia's idea to promote Denise to DJ.

Don't get too excited, Denise can't actually fill airtime on her own. For the most part, she requires a human writer to script out what she needs to say. How is that any better than a traditional DJ? Money, dear boy. Apparently DJs demand thousands of dollars a year in return for their work, whereas a personal assistant for this personal assistant-turned-DJ can probably be found for only tens of dollars an hour.

While members of the feline family may be known for their mouse-catching and purring abilities, their status as foremost amongst nature's DJs has never before been recorded. Therefore, we present to you, dear reader, an eye opening view of three kittens laying down some sick beats.
(via Mashable)